Ziptrek Ecotour, Whistler Canada - page 3

Four members of the Seattle Hiking group took a weekend trip to Whistler Canada for a Ziptrek Ecotour and a short hike at Elfin Lakes.

We were lucky to have such beautiful weather while we were in Whistler and I was amazed to see how much was going on at Whistler in the summer. From down hill mountain biking to snow boarding on a glacier there was something for everyone interested in an outdoor activity. For lose interested in something a little less adventuresome there is plenty of shopping in Whistler and restaurants with nice views of the surrounding mountains.

The zip line tour was a lot of fun and one of those activities that you wish would not end. Our guides for the tour, Jodi and Martin, also played a big part in making sure we all had a good time. For those of you that don't know what a zip line tour is here are the basics. Put on a full body harness connect your self via 3 feet of rope and a pulley to a steal cable that is stretched across a rushing mountain creek and zip across. Of course to do this you start off 100 or so feet above the ground in a tree house like platform. There is also an educational component to the Ziptrek Ecotour. While touring the forest via zip lines your guide will teach you a little about the forest's life cycle and how it sustains itself and what Whistler is doing to promote sustainable use of our natural resources using the Natural Step Framework.

(May 25th - 26th, 2005)

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Close ups so you can read the text.	This is the last zip line. The guides showed us how to ride upside down on this one. I should have had my sun shade for these next several photos.	Feet in the air!	Superman style!
		Upside down rag doll style.
Out of focus tumbling though the air style.	I just want to get to the other end style.	Group photo. Our guides are in the front row in yellow and dark blue shirts.	This photo was taken at about 11 PM with no flash. The sky is actually a little blue at this time of night in late June.
Early morning view from a location very similar to the previous picture.	Another picture of the sky after 11 PM. This picture also shows a man getting out of the lake. If you look closely you can see him in the water and then three images of him walking out of the water.		This picture shows the setting of the hostile we stayed out.
Water fall at Elfin Lakes.
		This is a warming shed about 5 km from the trail head. I found this warming shed to be amazing because it had large picture windows, a wood stove, a stocked wood pile for all to use, and a dual burner propane stove with free gas! All free and unlocked.	Cain leads the pack back to the car.
		Group photo at Elfin Lakes north of Vancouver Canada.	A second group photo at Elfin Lakes north of Vancouver.

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The pictures in this gallery were taken with a Nikon D70 Digital SLR camera. Any use of these pictures without permission from the photographer is strictly prohibited. Email me to request permission to use any of these pictures or if you would like a higher resolution version.

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